お知らせ • Feb 27
Blue Moon Metals Inc. Announces Board and Executive Changes
Blue Moon Metals Inc. announced that Karin Thorburn and Francis Johnstone to its board of directors (‘Board’), effective immediately. Patrick McGrath has resigned from the Board. The Board now consists of Maryse Belanger as independent Chair, Haytham Hodaly, Christian Kargl-Simard, Dr. Karin Thorburn and Francis Johnstone. The biographies of Dr. Karin Thorburn and Francis Johnstone are as follows: Dr. Karin S. Thorburn: Dr. Thorburn is Research Chair Professor of Finance at NHH Norwegian School of Economics and Adjunct Full Professor of Finance at The Wharton School of University of Pennsylvania, USA. Before joining NHH in 2009, she was a faculty member at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, USA. Dr. Thorburn’s research focuses on M&A, credit, bankruptcy, IPOs, corporate governance, and corporate social responsibility. She publishes regularly in leading academic journals. Dr. Thorburn is a Research Associate of the Center for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) in London, a Research Affiliate of the European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) in Brussels, and formerly a Council member of the Society for Financial Studies, Director of the Financial Management Association International, and Director of the Executive Committee of the European Finance Association. She is a Director of the Board of Argentum Asset Management AS, Maritime & Merchant Bank ASA, Nussir ASA, Preferred Global Health AS, Green LNG Services AS, and Horus AS, and previously of SEB Investment Management AB and Nordea Bank Norway ASA. She has served on several government-appointed committees on topics related to banking regulation and the investment strategy of Norway’s USD 1.5 trillion Government Pension Fund Global, and regularly participates in legal proceedings as an expert witness or expert judge. Dr. Thorburn holds a PhD in financial economics from the Stockholm School of Economics. Francis Johnstone: Mr. Johnstone has been an Investment Advisor to Baker Steel Resources Trust Ltd. since its inception and is based in London. Having trained in corporate finance and M&A at Citibank, Francis entered the mining business in 1989 with Cluff Resources plc and became Group Projects and Operations Manager. Prior to Cluff’s takeover by Ashanti Goldfields in 1996, Mr. Johnstone was a key member of the team who built Freda Rebecca the largest gold mine in Zimbabwe, the Ayanfuri Gold Mine in Ghana and negotiated for and discovered the Geita Gold Mine in Tanzania. In 2003, he joined Ridge Mining plc as Commercial Director, and was an integral member of the team that undertook a feasibility study, financed and developed the Blue Ridge Platinum Mine in South Africa.New Officer Hires: To further facilitate the path to becoming a mining company, Blue Moon announced the hiring of two additional officers, Skott Mealer, as President and Chief Operating Officer, and Theodore Veligrakis as Vice President Exploration. Skott Mealer: Mr. Mealer is a seasoned mining professional with over 20 years of experience in project development and construction. He most recently led the advancement of the El Domo Project for Adventus Mining in Ecuador resulting in granting of all required permits for construction and operation of the mine - only the third in Ecuador and first since 2016. Prior to that he worked for Kinross Gold Corporation for 10 years on various projects including successfully leading the La Coipa Restart in Chile and Round Mountain Phase W in Nevada, and also held key roles on other projects in Chile, Brazil and Ecuador including FDN and Mirador.He is fluent in Spanish and English and has extensive experience building and leading multidisciplinary, multicultural teams in both engineering and construction with consistent performance in safety, cost reduction and schedule adherence. Theodore Veligrakis: Mr. Veligrakis is a professional geologist with over 13 years of experience in mineral exploration across world-class Au-Ag epithermal, Au-Pb-Zn-Ag carbonate replacement, Cu-Au porphyry, skarn and VMS deposits across the Western Tethyan Mineral Belt and West Africa. Previously, he was the Exploration Manager of Adriatic Metals in Bosnia & Herzegovina, where he was involved in the discovery of Rupice NW polymetallic deposit, doubling the existing life of mine to 20 years. Before Adriatic Metals, Theo was the Senior Exploration Geologist for Tethyan Resources in Serbia and a Generative Exploration Geologist for Eldorado Gold in Greece and Balkans. Throughout his career, Mr. Veligrakis has demonstrated strong leadership in exploration strategy, team management, and technical excellence. As Exploration Manager at Adriatic Metals, he led a team of 13 geologists, streamlining exploration processes and implementing successful near mine and regional drilling programs. His expertise spans project generation, surface mapping, and geochemical and geophysical data integration. He has also conducted technical due diligence on multi-commodity projects across Europe, Africa, and Central Asia, contributing to strategic investment decisions. Passionate about early- to mid-stage exploration, he is committed to unlocking new mineral discoveries through innovative and systematic exploration approaches.